As industries become more reliant on advanced technologies, the importance of ensuring the reliability and longevity of critical systems grows. Failures in components, whether in autonomous vehicles, high performance computing (HPC), healthcare devices, or industrial automation, can have far-reaching consequences.… Read More
Semiconductor Intellectual Property
SystemReady Certified: Ensuring Effortless Out-of-the-Box Arm Processor Deployments
When contemplating the Lego-like hardware and software structure of a leading system-on-chip (SoC) design, a mathematically inclined mind might marvel at the tantalizing array of combinatorial possibilities among its hardware and software components. In contrast, the engineering team tasked with its validation may have… Read More
Scaling AI Data Centers: The Role of Chiplets and Connectivity
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized data center infrastructure, requiring a reimagining of computational, memory, and connectivity technologies. Meeting the increasing demand for high performance and efficiency in AI workloads has led to the emergence of innovative solutions, including chiplets, advanced… Read More
One Thousand Production Licenses Means Silicon Creations PLL IP is Everywhere
If you sell sneakers, 1,000 pair is called a humble beginning. On the other hand, selling 1,000 licenses for specialized analog IP is a home run. Silicon Creations celebrated a home run for a critical piece of analog IP that finds its way into a diverse array of applications. Succeeding in so many markets is noteworthy, and I want … Read More
Relationships with IP Vendors
An animated panel discussion Design Automation Conference in June offered up a view of the state of RISC-V and open-source functional verification and a wealth of good material for a three-part blog post series.
Parts One and Two covered a range of topics from microcontroller versus more general-purpose processor versus running… Read More
Silicon Creations is Fueling Next Generation Chips
Next generation semiconductor design puts new stress on traditionally low-key parts of the design process. One example is packaging, which used to be the clean-up spot at the end of the design. Thanks to chiplet-based design, package engineers are now rock stars. Analog design is another one of those disciplines.
Not long ago,… Read More
Get Ready for a Shakeout in Edge NPUs
When the potential for AI at the edge first fired our imagination, semiconductor designers recognized that performance (and low power) required an accelerator and many decided to build their own. Requirements weren’t too complicated, commercial alternatives were limited and who wanted to add another royalty to further reduce… Read More
Tier1 Eye on Expanding Role in Automotive AI
The unsettled realities of modern automotive markets (BEV/HEV, ADAS/AD, radical views on how to make money) don’t only affect automakers. These disruptions also ripple down the supply chain prompting a game of musical chairs, each supplier aiming to maximize their chances of still having a chair (and a bigger chair) when the … Read More
Changing RISC-V Verification Requirements, Standardization, Infrastructure
A lively panel discussion about RISC-V and open-source functional verification highlighted this year’s Design Automation Conference. Part One looked at selecting a RISC-V IP block from a third-party vendor and investigating its functional verification process.
In Part Two, moderator Ron Wilson and Contributing Editor … Read More
Semidynamics: A Single-Software-Stack, Configurable and Customizable RISC-V Solution
Founded with a vision to create transformative, customizable IP solutions, Semidynamics has emerged as a significant player in the AI hardware industry. Initially operating as a design engineering company, Semidynamics spent its early years exploring various pathways before pivoting to develop proprietary intellectual… Read More
CES 2025: All In on AI and Proposed Tariffs